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  • ERICH AUERBACH AND THE SECULAR WORLD
    JON NIXON
    Auerbach was one of the foremost literary critics of the 20th century whose work has relevance within the fields of literary criticism, historiography and postcolonial theory. The opening chapter of this book explains how he understood the task of interpretation and his role as an interpreter. The following chapter outlines the important phases in his life with reference to the...

    $1,099.00

  • SYSTEMATIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING CULTURE
    H.J. FRANÇOIS DENGAH II / JEFFREY G. SNODGRASS / EVAN R. POLZER / WILLIAM CODY NIXON
    Systematic Methods for Analyzing Culture is a practical manual that provides step-by-step instruction for collecting and analyzing cultural data. This compact guide explains complex topics in straightforward and practical terms, via research examples, textual and visual software guides, and hands-on exercises. Through each chapter’s introductory examples, the manual illustrates...

    $999.00

  • LOBBYING THE EUROPEAN UNION
    PAUL A. SHOTTON / ‎PAUL G. NIXON
    Unique in bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners on the theme of strategic, intelligent modern lobbying this book provides a thorough and accessible discussion on key ideas pertinent to the pursuance of public affairs in the European Union. Combining innovative academic research with first-hand professional experience it offers the reader a combination...

    $1,059.00

  • AN HISTORIC TONGUE
    JOHN HONEY / GRAHAM NIXON
    This volume, first published in 1988, represents in its papers the wide-ranging yet coherent linguistic interests of the late Barbara Strang (1925-1982). For her, the history of English and its current state were two sides of the same coin, and the principle theme of this collection is that neither one may be properly understood without invoking the other. It is a ‘real-data’ c...

    $659.00

  • THE BUSINESS DEVELOPER'S PLAYBOOK
    PETER NIXON
    This book is not about selling products -- it is about selling yourself, your ideas, and your services. This book explains an innovative dialogue sales process, and the relationship sales principles that underpin it. In every sales situation, there is both a seller and a buyer and, at different times, either the buyer or the seller may take the lead. The dance they perform may ...

    $859.00

  • POWERFUL PARENT PARTNERSHIPS
    ROBERT DILLON / MELISSA NIXON
    It is essential that we work together to craft powerful parent-teacher partnerships that meet the needs of today’s students and schools. In this important new book, authors Robert Dillon and Melissa Nixon explain how schools and families can work together so that the needs of children are always met. Whether you’re a parent hoping to work more effectively with your child’s teac...

    $779.00

  • STORIES FROM THE STREET
    DAVID NIXON
    Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who had experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. Framed within a theology of story and a theology of liberation, Nixon suggests that story is not only a vehicle for creating human transformation but it is one of God's chosen means of effecting change. Short biographies of twelve ...

    $1,339.00

  • THE ORPHAN IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LAW AND LITERATURE
    CHERYL L. NIXON
    Cheryl Nixon's book is the first to connect the eighteenth-century fictional orphan and factual orphan, emphasizing the legal concepts of estate, blood, and body. Examining novels by authors such as Eliza Haywood, Tobias Smollett, and Elizabeth Inchbald, and referencing never-before analyzed case records, Nixon reconstructs the narratives of real orphans in the British parliame...

    $1,339.00

  • SPORT IN A CHANGING WORLD
    HOWARD NIXON II
    This book shows how the dynamic interplay of a powerful "golden triangle" of sports, media, and business interests with social, cultural, economic, and political forces shapes sport in a changing world. This edition is a condensed and updated version of the first edition, with an emphasis on current social issues in sport. It also has more global content. The golden triangle co...

    $1,559.00

  • JUSTICE AND GOVERNANCE IN EAST TIMOR
    ROD NIXON
    Focusing on the case study of Timor Leste, this book presents the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges in countries characterised by subsistence economic and social relations. It examines the ways in which Timor Leste conforms to the typology of the New Subsistence State, taking into consideration geographic, historical and socio-po...

    $1,179.00

  • CHECK IN TO DANGER
    JOAN LOWERY NIXON
    While on vacation in Oregon, Chris and Sean encounter a meat-locker mystery Piney Point is one of the most beautiful places Sean and Brian Quinn have ever seen, but as far as Brian is concerned, it’s not half as pretty as Jennifer Hicks. And getting to know the hotel manager’s daughter while his younger brother goofs off in the pool sounds like the perfect vacation. But when a ...

    $85.00

  • EMBRACING DIVERSITY IN THE LEARNING SCIENCES
    KAFAI, YASMIN B. / SANDOVAL, WILLIAM A. / ENYEDY, NOEL / NIXON, ALTHEA SCOTT / HERRERA, FRANCISCO
    More than a decade has passed since the First International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) was held at Northwestern University in 1991. The conference has now become an established place for researchers to gather. The 2004 meeting is the first under the official sponsorship of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). The theme of this conference is...

    $5,000.00

  • UNDERSTANDING E-GOVERNMENT IN EUROPE
    PAUL G. NIXON
    This volume critically explores the contentions in the emerging debate surrounding new media technologies and the extent to which they are challenging traditional political and government models. Examining a range of citizen/government interactions which together form e-government in different contexts, this book assesses the potential of new media technologies to facilitate ne...

    $1,259.00

  • TOWARDS THE VIRTUOUS UNIVERSITY
    JON NIXON
    A good university is invariably assumed to be one which is managerially effective in terms of its economic efficiency, and is judged in terms of entrepreneurialism, self-promotion and competitive innovation. This book argues that in the majority of institutions, these goals are being pursued to the exclusion of academic excellence and public service. It proposes that there is a...

    $1,379.00

  • ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICE
    OWEN HARROP / ASHLEY NIXON
    This text explains what constitutes good practice in applying environmental assessment as an environmental management tool. A wide range of case studies and other student text features are employed to demonstrate how the different methods, techniques and disciplines of environmental assessment can be used. The authors address the key concepts for environmental assessment proced...

    $1,439.00

  • ADVERTISING CULTURES
    SEAN NIXON
    `Nixon′s study is a major contribution to the cultural sociology of the new service sector professionals and their gendered identities.It′s importance lies in it′s skilful synthesis of detailed ethnographic research and social theory. This is a genuinely innovative book which reopens cultural debate about advertising and society′ - Frank Mort, Professor of Cultural History, Uni...

    $1,099.84

  • FEATURE EXTRACTION & IMAGE PROCESSING
    NIXON, MARK
    Whilst other books cover a broad range of topics, Feature Extraction and Image Processing takes one of the prime targets of applied computer vision, feature extraction, and uses it to provide an essential guide to the implementation of image processing and computer vision techniques. Acting as both a source of reference and a student text, the book explains techniques and funda...

    $1,017.00

  • FEATURE EXTRACTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING
    NIXON, MARK
    Focusing on feature extraction while also covering issues and techniques such as image acquisition, sampling theory, point operations and low-level feature extraction, the authors have a clear and coherent approach that will appeal to a wide range of students and professionals.*Ideal module text for courses in artificial intelligence, image processing and computer vision*Essent...

    $788.00

  • SELF-INJURY IN YOUTH
    MARY K. NIXON
    This edited volume features evidence-based reviews and practical approaches for the professional in the hospital, clinic, community and school, with case examples throughout. Divided into five major sections, the book offers background historical and cultural information, discussion of self-injury etiology, assessment and intervention/prevention issues, and relevant resources f...

    $1,259.00

  • POLITICS AND THE INTERNET IN COMPARATIVE CONTEXT
    PAUL NIXON
    For many years now we have witnessed the developing use of the internet and associated technologies by political actors and organisations. Claims and counter claims have been made as its suitability as a tool to help in the struggle to re-invigorate political participation in democracies across the globe has been contested. This book charts the shifting sands of political activ...

    $1,099.00

  • RESOURCING EARLY LEARNERS
    SUE NICHOLS / JENNIFER ROWSELL / HELEN NIXON / SOPHIA RAINBIRD
    The landscape of early childhood education and care is changing. Governments world-wide are assuming increasing authority in relation to child-rearing in the years before school entry, beyond the traditional role in assisting parents to do the best they can by their children. As part of a social agenda aimed at forming citizens well prepared to play an active part in a globalis...

    $1,379.00

  • LEARNING PHP, MYSQL, JAVASCRIPT, AND CSS
    ROBIN NIXON
    Learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites—even if you don’t have any previous programming experience. If you know how to build static sites with HTML, this popular guide will help you tackle dynamic web programming. You’ll get a thorough grounding in today’s core open source technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS. Explore each technology separately, learn how ...

    $427.00

  • LEARNING PHP, MYSQL, JAVASCRIPT, CSS & HTML5
    ROBIN NIXON
    Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open-source technologies and web standards, even if you only have basic HTML knowledge. With this popular hands-on guide, you’ll tackle dynamic web programming with the help of today’s core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5. Explore each technology separately, learn how to use them togethe...

    $534.00

  • PHP, MYSQL I JAVASCRIPT. WPROWADZENIE. WYDANIE IV
    ROBERT NIXON
    Przewodnik twórcy stron i aplikacji sieciowych!PHP wraz z baz? danych MySQL oraz j?zykiem JavaScript to pot??ne trio, dzi?ki któremu mo?esz zbudowa? aplikacj? internetow? dowolnej wielko?ci. Je?eli do tego do?o?ysz mo?liwo?ci najnowszej wersji j?zyka HTML (oznaczonej cyfr? 5), CSS3 oraz bibliotek? jQuery, nic nie b?dzie w stanie zatrzyma? Twojej kreatywno?ci.Je?eli chcesz opano...

    $280.00

  • FAITH STEPS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES
    LISA NIXON PHILLIPS
    A book of Christian wisdom, comfort, and strength derived from the Bible specifically for military personnel and their families during times of deployment. There is much preparation made in advance of an upcoming deployment, but sadly spiritual readiness rarely makes it to the check-off list. While war may inflict injuries on the souls of our service members, faith is the balm ...

    $229.00

  • TEACHING ABOUT RACE RELATIONS (RLE EDU J)
    LAWRENCE STENHOUSE / GAJENDRA VERMA / ROBERT WILD / JON NIXON
    This is the report of two linked research projects: the SSRC Project on Problems and Effects of Teaching about Race Relations, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Project on Teaching About Race Relations through Drama. Its aim is to help teachers who will face race as a theme, whether it arises in the normal course of their subject teaching or is introduced as a separate top...

    $1,339.00

  • FEEDSACK SECRETS
    GLORIA NIXON
    A quilt historian chronicles the fascinating yet untold story of feedsack quilts made in America during the Great Depression and WWII.   Feedsacks weren’t meant for anything more than their name implies until hard times changed the way people looked at available resources. In the 1930s and 40s, quilters facing poverty and fabric shortages found that these cotton bags could be r...

    $229.00

  • RAG DARLINGS
    GLORIA NIXON
    Discover the history behind more than 250 dolls, with photos, fabric panels, and ephemera that bring America’s past to life.   Since the day a simple rag doll was carried off the Mayflower, dolls have captured our hearts, and thrifty Americans have always made dolls for their children. As the centuries progressed, early homemade dolls with painted faces gave way to commercial c...

    $229.00

  • BACKSTAGE WITH A GHOST
    JOAN LOWERY NIXON
    The Casebusters investigate accidents at an abandoned theater—where a ghost is the chief suspect! Ever since the new mall opened on the other side of Redoaks, the area around the historic Culbertson Theater has been abandoned. But when a local developer wants to bulldoze the area and turn it into a shopping center, someone inside the theater decides to take matters into his own...

    $49.00

  • BEWARE THE PIRATE GHOST
    JOAN LOWERY NIXON
    When a spoiled kid disappears, the Casebusters go spelunking with a pirate’s ghost Sean and Brian Quinn have never liked Lester Hopper. The seven-year-old is spoiled rotten, and looks down on every kid he knows—even the ones who are taller than him! But one night, Lester disappears and a ransom note warns the Hoppers not to contact the police. The Casebusters are going to need ...

    $49.00


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